We Only Need the Heads: The Human Division, Episode 3

this damn transcript style makes me furious
Obumwe said,
Eagan said,
Wilson said,
Rickney said

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I think I will wait until all of the episodes are available and continue then.

Nice episode, with a nice cliffhanger at the end. We're kind of left with an "uh-oh" moment for our human coalition, as things are looking a bit grim for our team. Looking forward to the next installment!

The Continuing thread.

Harry and Schidmt. Harry is just too smooth and laid back he leaves the worrying to Schmidt

He brings emotion to the scene without being cheesy or camp.

This book is better than the 2nd one for sure.... The plot is showing bit by bit.... but still... there are many episodes to go... lets see what the 4th one will bring

(This follows my review from Eps 1 and 2.) The action in this episode picks up again.

It's refreshing to see that this series ties-in with where Old Man's War left off. BUT, the "episodes" serial format is losing something in the "feel" of the storyline for me. 'Not sure what it is.

Maybe its character development. Or maybe it's expectations about which characters I should invest myself in since I don't know if they're going to be around from one ep to the next.

'Not sure....

What I am sure about is that the ineffable "feel" of why I enjoyed Old Man's War so much seems to be somewhat muted in this "episodes" format.

The "self-contained" short story format is a fine experiment, but the whole thing just feels like an anthology of short stories... which is exactly what it is, I suppose. So, maybe that's what it is...?

I really like John Scalzi and thought these shorts would be fun to spread out. I just could not listen to all the "saids". Wilson said, John said, Wilson said,,,, etc etc. Frustrating and takes away from what would otherwise be a great story.

This is Episode 3 of the Human Division series. Some reviewers say each episode is a short standalone story, others say Scalzi just divided what would have been one book into multiple separate episodes. I'm not sure I agree with either viewpoint after hearing three episodes. They don't really stand alone unless you're a fan of a very short plot with a flimsy leave-you-wondering type of ending. On the other hand, they don't really seem connected enough to all be parts of one bigger book, at least not yet.

The story is better written than much of Scalzi's work I've heard so far. It lacked the irritating transcript style of "he said," "she said" which has absolutely ruined some of his other work, in my opinion.

Reader did a good job, even though it was not a difficult narration to perform.

Yes. By hearing the words at a slower pace than I read, it increased the suspense for me.

It was a frightening chapter; an excellent counterpoint to the more sarcastic and joking tone of the other chapters.

Hard to answer this without giving spoilers, but the description of what happened in the fall was terrifying.

The ending. Good people must sometimes make a hard choice where there are no good choices.

I read reviews where people complained about the short length. Please remember that this is part of a 13 chapter arc. Some stories will be shorter than others but taken in context of the overall story, I believe it works well.

Great stand alone story that continues the themes set in the human division series. Up to the standard of the great scifi shorts of the 50's and 60s.

Pretty good for a very short story. Nice plot and good narration. Seems like John could have put all these short stories as 1 book.